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tame´ly — tame «taym», adjective, tam|er, tam|est, verb, tamed, tam|ing. –adj. 1. not wild or savage; … Useful english dictionary
Tame — Tame, a. [Compar. {Tamer}; superl. {Tamest}.] [AS. tam; akin to D. tam, G. zahm, OHG. zam, Dan. & Sw. tam, Icel. tamr, L. domare to tame, Gr. ?, Skr. dam to be tame, to tame, and perhaps to E. beteem. [root]61. Cf. {Adamant}, {Diamond}, {Dame},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tame — may refer to: *Taming, the act of domesticating wild animals *River Tame, Greater Manchester *River Tame, West Midlands and the Tame Valley *Tame, Arauca, a Colombian town and municipality * Tame (song), a song by the Pixies from their 1989 album … Wikipedia
Tame — ist ein Begriff in der hebräischen Sprache, siehe Tame (Hebräisch) ein Fluss in der Grafschaft Yorkshire, England, siehe Tame (Fluss, Yorkshire) ein Fluss in den West Midlands, England, siehe Tame (Fluss, West Midlands) ein Ort in Kolumbien,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
tame — adj Tame, subdued, submissive are comparable when they mean docile and tractable or incapable of asserting one s will either permanently or for the time being. Tame implies opposition to wild and in its basic sense applies chiefly to animals that … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tame — [tām] adj. tamer, tamest [ME < OE tam < IE * dom , var. of base * dem , to tame, subdue > L domare, Gr daman, to tame] 1. changed from a wild to a domesticated state: said as of animals trained for use by humans or as pets 2. like a… … English World dictionary
Tame — Tame, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Taming}.] [AS. tamian, temian, akin to D. tammen, temmen, G. z[ a]hmen, OHG. zemmen, Icel. temja, Goth. gatamjan. See {Tame}, a.] 1. To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tame — puede hacer referencia a: TAME: Línea Aérea del Ecuador, una aerolínea ecuatoriana. Tame (Arauca): Un municipio del departamento colombiano de Arauca. Támesis: Un río del Reino Unido. Tame , una canción de la banda estadounidense de rock… … Wikipedia Español
TAME — TAME, Línea Aérea del Ecuador, (code AITA : EQ ; code OACI : TAE) est la compagnie aérienne de l Équateur. TAME, Línea Aérea del Ecuador, a été fondé en 1962. Son développement a été progressif ainsi que sa flotte qui est ou a été… … Wikipédia en Français
tame — [adj1] domesticated, compliant acclimatized, amenable, biddable, bridled, broken, busted, civilized, cultivated, disciplined, docile, domestic, fearless, gentle, gentle as a lamb*, habituated, harmless, harnessed, housebroken, kindly, manageable … New thesaurus
Tame — Tame, v. t. [Cf. F. entamer to cut into, to broach.] To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] In the time of famine he is the Joseph of the country, and keeps the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
